With back to school season now upon us, we turn our focus to the teen consumer—an increasingly influential group with diverse entertainment interests—and how technology plays a central role in their interests.
In 2011, 7.7 million children in the U.S.–one-in-ten—were living with a grandparent, and approximately 3 million of these children were also being cared for primarily by that grandparent.
Companies that are willing to go for an edge, and take risks achieve great results. This in turn improves sales and market share. An example, is this commercial between Abitab, an Uruguayan payment services company and World Cup player Luis Suarez. Suarez is one of the most out going soccer personalities today. He’s controversial, funny and extremely likeable. Abitad recognized these factors and utilized them, connecting its services with Suarez’s personality. The result translated the payment services into a fun experience.
Sunday, September 8th is National Grandparents Day – a day to honor grandmas and grandpas everywhere and celebrate all that they do for their kids and grandkids. And within Hispanic families, Tr3s’s research has shown that los abuelos are doing quite a lot for their families. They often play a large and central role because Latinos tend to live within close proximity to each other – sometimes in the same household, sometimes in the same geographic area.
Brazilian businesses have a higher level of maturity than their emerging market peers when it comes to mobility strategies and funding plans, as 93 percent of CIOs in Brazil agree or strongly agree that mobility will provide significant new sources of revenue, according to Accenture.
A new study from the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion and law professor Kenji Yoshino indicates widespread instances of “covering,” the process by which individuals downplay their differences relative to mainstream perceptions, in ways costly to their productivity and sense of self, at work.
Higher education leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about their ability to maintain current enrollment levels, according to the results of the second annual Higher Education Outlook Survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
Digital banking—customer interactions and transactions that take place via web, mobile and other digital channels—is no longer just a complementary element of retail banking services in the US, according to a new eMarketer report, “Digital Banking Trends: With Consumer Preferences in Flux, Is Omnichannel the Answer?”
As a consumer group, Millennials control an estimated $172 billion a year and influence $3,000 in family spending annually. Most Millennials enjoyed a prosperous childhood and are the most diverse population of women in the history of the U.S. (both socioeconomically and ethnically). Minorities make up 34% of this generation, up from 24% in the Baby Boomer category. For the baby market, the Millennials bring good news since it is predicted that these moms and moms-to-be will have more children than previous generations.
Latinum Network announced the findings of a survey conducted by the network’s VozLatinum community on back-to-school shopping trends among U.S. Hispanics.
TD Bank recently found via its inaugural TD Bank Checking Experience Index that 80 percent of Hispanic consumers consider their day-to-day banking experience to be excellent or very good, even though they are more likely to be paying a fee for their primary account relative to the overall population (65 percent versus 57 percent).
TxDOT’s awareness campaign, Toma> Maneja> Carcel, aims to reach the state’s growing Hispanic population, which annually accounts for 38 percent of all alcohol-related crashes.
Amid the current debate on immigration reform, much attention is on House members and how their vote for or against reform will play in their home districts. But many congressional districts have a huge number of naturalized immigrants and young Asians and Latinos who are entering the electorate, and who deeply support immigration reform.
Facebook has emerged as a cost-effective channel for driving both brand and direct response objectives but most marketers are still trying to find the magic recipe for getting the most out of their spend here.
No, no and no. Stop. Niet. Nein. Stay away! Don’t even think about it. Leave it to me! I do this for a living, seriously. It’s how I pay for my frijoles! Yankee go home! What do you mean you are already at home because this is your country?
The nation’s Hispanic population, while still anchored in its traditional settlement areas, continues to disperse across the U.S., according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
Chief marketing officers at big brands have historically paid little attention to the machines that sit on their stores’ countertops.
Millennials represent the fastest-growing group for travel spending and, according to American Express Business Insights, their spending grew 20% in 2010 despite the down economy and poor job market.
Adriana Cisneros assumes the role of CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Cisneros after seven years at the company, the previous three as the company’s Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy.
The US mobile ad market is coalescing around two major players, based on eMarketer’s latest estimates of US digital ad spending.
